The Good

The Bad

Poor image quality at low ISO.
No touchscreen feature.

The Bottom Line

The SX610HS comes with a value for money tagline. It does come with a few updates from its predecessor namely the quick focus feature, higher camera resolution and improved handling.
The images are more detailed and comes with color vibrance.
However, it comes at the cost of noise in images and a slow frame rate.

The Canon Powershot SX610 HS is one of the few compact cameras from the side of Canon to have made a niche for itself in the digital market.

It sports a 20.2 MP camera resolution sensor bundled with a CMOS sensor and a DIGIC4+ processor, which is very much an aged series although it tends to make up for it with Full HD video recording.

Design

Cited as the replacement for the SX600HS, the SX610HS comes across with a fairly good design and comfortable to hold ergonomically. It provides a rubberized grip on the front side and also a thumb grip on the rear end. Add to that it’s metallic and plastic design which gives off a sleeker look. There’s no change in the screen size thought but gone is the old display resolution and in its place there is a new 922k dot resolution.

Features

SONY has advertised the frame rate of the sx610 at 2.5fps. However, this value comes down instantly after about two to three images which is pretty much average for a compact camera. Although the SX710HS has been known to deliver images at a continuous speed of 6.3 fps.

The SX610HS comes with Wi-Fi connectivity like its predecessor. Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC capability allows the user to share images with your smartphone or any other digital device at the touch of a button. It also allows for geo-tagging location feature which might not be that important but it depends on the preference of the user.

Battery Life is rated by CIPA as having 270 shots (test results), whose number can be increased upto 400 shots with ECO Mode activated.

Sensor Performance and Image Quality

On paper, the SX610HS has a higher image resolution sensor which should suffice for detailed and clarity images. But this part is a bit put on hold when you notice that it’s being run on the old processor namely DIGIC 4+ . It might seem just another number in the DIGIC series but the results are more noticeable when it comes to focussing speed. It seems a tad bit slow especially in comparison to its predecessor but not by much to make a huge impact on the focus mode.

Chromatic Aberration does occur on the further end of the zoom(wide-angle), but it’s a respectable amount and does no harm.

It offers the various scene modes available with most compacts now-a-days and also comes with a limited number of filter effects

When it comes to image quality, it just about manages to hold its ground on the base ISO of 100. Image detailing is on point and there is much clarity and pleasantness present. In short, crisp and beautiful images in bright light settings. However, the main concern starts in low-light situations and the ISO needs to be pumped up to bring about whatever amount of light that is possible. At ISO 400, the images are still acceptable but once you scale the ISO, the images look blurry, presence of huge amount of noise, there’s loss of detail and the images are basically unusable.

Canon Power Shot Sx610

Yogi18547200

asked 2 years ago

Less than 10k

Manish Sinha

asked 2 years ago

Hi, The Canon PowerShot SX610 HS seems apt for a model within your budget
It comes with Image Stabilizer function to reduce unwanted camera shake during shooting images
Full HD video recording feature at 30fps which is pretty decent for a camera at the mentioned price
Optical zoom of 18x which helps with long-distance images without distorting the actual content.

Canon Powershot Sx610 Hs Or Nikon Coolpix P530

Pawan

asked 2 years ago

Best for day and night photography with low light
good zoom
good picture quality
Good sound quality
Best features under 8000-15000

Manish Sinha

asked 2 years ago

Hi pawan, The Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is a normal point & shoot camera while the Nikon Coolpix P530 is a bridge camera
It comes with better features in comparison to the Canon model.
Has an Electronic Viewfinder,
Higher maximum Shutter speed of 4000 which helps with capturing fast paced images.
Optical Zoom of 42x which comes in handy while going for long-distance images without distorting the image.
It also include full manual controls to help with your creativity if you ever wish to get out of the Auto Mode.

I Don't Need A Professional Dslr For Home Need

Praveen Kpv

asked 3 years ago

I don't need a professional dslr for home need small functions which cam is best under 10k

Manish Sinha

asked 3 years ago

Hi, you can go for a point and shoot camera instead - Canon PowerShot SX610 HS will serve your normal needs for photography.

Canon Powershot Sx610 Hs

Rajesh Aggarwal

asked 3 years ago

Manish Sinha

asked 3 years ago

Hi Rajesh, What do you want to know about the mentioned model ?

Best Camera Under 10000 Rs

Jd Patel

asked 3 years ago

Camera which have better battery backup best picture quality in day light and night

Manish Sinha

asked 3 years ago

Hi Jd,You can go for Canon Powershot SX610 HS - Canon PowerShot SX610 HS has a resolution of 20.2 with ISO rating going upto 3200 which will help you in shooting pictures at low light.

Best Point And Shoot Camera With In 15000

piyush

asked 3 years ago

Good battery, ease of use , flash

Abhinav Singh

asked 3 years ago

Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is the best option for you.

More about Canon PowerShot SX610 HS

Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is available with mentioned stores as on May 24, 2018. Canon PowerShot SX610 HS online store price is applicable to all cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Cochin, Jaipur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Nagpur, Surat, Indore, Agra, Thane, Gurgaon, Noida. The price for Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is for new Cameras and not of second hand or used Canon PowerShot SX610 HS. The page was last updated on May 24, 2018.